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Why swapping a house with your son or daughter could cost far more than you think For many Jamaican families,…

Ofgem has raised the UK energy price cap by 13% from July 2026, taking the typical annual household bill from £1,641 to £1,862 — the highest level since early 2024. The regulator directly attributed the rise to the Iran war and disruption to global energy markets. Here is what it means for UK households, landlords, and what Jamaica can learn from the experience.

Scotia Bank has launched a 137-machine ABM fleet refresh programme as Hurricane Melissa recovery enters its seventh month. System uptime remained at 93.6% in April 2026 — below the 95% minimum for a seventh consecutive month — though rural uptime crossed above the threshold for the first time since the storm.

On Tuesday afternoon, one of Jamaica’s major commercial banks notified customers that it will introduce a fee of $19.55, including…

I’ve stood in enough half-built homes to know this: the cracks never start in the plaster. They start in the…

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Government slashes electricity GCT, NHT loan limits rise and deposits fall for first-time buyers — yet Jamaica’s housing market faces a rental crisis running at 7.3% inflation and a 150,000-unit deficit. October 2025’s review examines what changed and what still needs to.

Last updated: February 2025With rising electricity costs in Jamaica, many households are feeling the strain of higher JPS bills. Energy…

Electricity poles, water mains, and drainage infrastructure run across thousands of private properties in Jamaica, creating easement rights in favour of public utilities. When landowners build, develop, or subdivide their property without accounting for these easements, they can face costly enforcement, infrastructure relocation disputes, or forced access that significantly disrupts their plans.

Developers and sellers who misrepresent the availability or cost of utility connections — water from the National Water Commission and electricity from the Jamaica Public Service Company — expose buyers to significant unexpected costs and legal disputes. Due diligence on infrastructure status is an essential step before committing to any property purchase in Jamaica.

The National Water Commission spent billions contracting for capital projects that serve two million Jamaicans daily, and on paper it ticked every procedural box. But a performance audit by the Auditor General found that following the government’s pr